Common Assessment #3 Quiz: India & China

Along what RIVER did the Harappan Civilization develop?

• Ganges

• Nile

• Indus

• Jordan

They named one of these ancient cities Harappa. What did they name the other city?

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Himalayanna

• Memphis

• Ganges

(4) Why do historians know less about the Harappan civilization than they know about ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

• The writings of ancient India have not been deciphered.
• Ancient India was not advanced enough to have a writing system.
• Ancient India did not need a writing system because they did not trade.
• Ancient India did have a writing system called Sanskrit.

Indus valley Civilization is also known as ________

• The Egyptian Civilization

• The Harappan Civilization

• The Mesopotamia Civilization

• None of the above

What modern day countries are located in the Indus Valley civilization?

• India and Harappa

• India and Pakistan

• Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

• Egypt and Mesopotamia

What were the cities of the Indus River Valley like? (two answers here)

• They were unplanned messes.

• They were laid out in a grid pattern.

• They had drainage and sewer systems.

• They had uneven brick homes.

Which City?

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Harappa

• Thebes

• China

Which City?

• China

• Harappa

• Thebes

• Mohenjo-Daro

In the summer ___________________ winds blow into India from the ocean, bringing heavy rains that can cause terrible floods.

• Monsoon
• Subcontinent
• Flood
• Earthquake

Drag the feature to the correct location on the map.

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e

d

c

b

a

Bay of Bengal

Arabian Sea

Hindu Kush

Himalayas

Indus River

Ganges River